Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Lufkin Panthers (Lufkin, TX) and the visiting Melissa Cardinals (Melissa, TX), saw Lufkin's basketball squad overcome Melissa by a tally of 60-50.

With the victory, Lufkin improves its record to 2-2 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Wylie (Wylie, TX) to confront the Pirates in a non-league challenge on Saturday, November 18. The Pirates come into the challenge with a record of 1-3. Wylie lost 53-41 in their recent non-league challenge against Mt. Pleasant (Mt. Pleasant, TX)

Next up, the Cardinals confront the Centennial Titans (Frisco, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, November 20. Melissa will attempt to improve on its 1-4 season record. The Titans come into the challenge with a 3-2 record after their 47-27 non-league win over Northwest (Justin, TX).